Giving

Financial giving to God's church is simply part of following Jesus.  Just as God asks us to honour him in our relationships, and with our time, he wants us to honour him with our money. Of course, God wants us to use all our money in ways that honour him, but he also asks that we offer back to him a specific portion of our income to his work through the local church.
While money is not our driving force at Shore, we require financial resources in order to lease property, pay staff, provide children's resources, support missionaries, run our television ministry, and do many other things that help people discover Jesus and follow him.
If Shore is your church home, we encourage you to decide on a percentage of your income to donate to the work of the church. In the Old Testament, 10% of people's income was the standard amount (Lev. 27:30). While this is a good benchmark, the New Testament does not give us a specific figure, but teaches that we are to give generously (Rom. 12:8, 2 Cor. 8:7). God wants us to give willingly in proportion to what we have.
Because giving should be intentional and not  haphazard, we encourage you set up a system   of giving regularly and systematically to Shore.

You can do this one of two ways:

Option 1-automatic giving 
Most banks allow you to set up an automatic payment through internet banking (see direct debit account number below).  Alternatively, you can create an automatic payment by filling out an AP form (available from the Info Centre on Sunday) and taking it into your bank.

Option 2-manual giving
You can give manually by placing a cheque or cash in the offering bag as it is passed out on Sunday mornings.  Make sure you indicate your giving number (see below) on the cheque.  If giving cash, you can put it in one of the brown giving envelopes available from the Info Centre and write your giving number on the outside.

Before you start giving, contact the church office to obtain a giving number, so you can claim a tax rebate on your giving
 
Automatic payment/direct debit account:
Shore Community Christian Church
12-3119-0062915-00